Microsoft releases recovery tool to help repair Windows machines hit by CrowdStrike issue (www.theverge.com)
from jeffw@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 21:24
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autotldr@lemmings.world on 21 Jul 2024 21:25 next collapse

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Microsoft has released a recovery tool that’s designed to help IT admins repair Windows machines that were impacted by CrowdStrike’s faulty update that crashed 8.5 million Windows devices on Friday.

The tool creates a bootable USB drive that IT admins can use to help quickly recover impacted machines.

While CrowdStrike has issued an update to fix its software that led to millions of Blue Screen of Death errors, not all machines are able to automatically receive that fix.

Some IT admins have reported rebooting PCs multiple times will get the necessary update, but for others the only route is having to manually boot into Safe Mode and deleting the problematic CrowdStrike update file.

Microsoft’s recovery tool now makes this recovery process less manual, by booting into its Windows PE environment via USB, accessing the disk of the affected machine, and automatically deleting the problematic CrowdStrike file to allow the machine to boot properly.

This avoids having to boot into Safe Mode or a requirement of admin rights on the machine, because the tool is simply accessing the disk without booting into the local copy of Windows.


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grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 22:30 collapse

This seems performative since you could already do this easily unless the drive was bitlockered and you didn’t have a recovery key.

Shadow@lemmy.ca on 21 Jul 2024 22:34 collapse

Many admins aren’t technical enough to automate, they’re going to boot a recovery image and delete the file by hand everywhere. This will definitely save effort, plus is something you can give to non technical people.

melroy@kbin.melroy.org on 21 Jul 2024 22:03 next collapse

Format c drive? Installing linux. 🤭

MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 22:08 next collapse

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themachine@lemm.ee on 21 Jul 2024 22:45 next collapse

People downvoting this are dumb. It’s objectively funny. I know that’s not what that means and I still stand by it.

Lighten up, Francis.

MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 22:59 next collapse

Yeah. I’m in IT. I understand the advantages of Linux. I just find it funny how so many people crow about it here.

Shatur@lemmy.ml on 21 Jul 2024 23:30 collapse

People here also hate Reddit, but no one makes fun of them for it😄

Despite the platform having more users, we’re all here for a reason. So it’s no surprise to me that people hate Windows more than usual. I can’t judge them for that.

melroy@kbin.melroy.org on 22 Jul 2024 08:55 collapse

Even I like it :P. Still using Linux

Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee on 22 Jul 2024 02:36 collapse

I absolutely love this response.

bluetardis@sh.itjust.works on 21 Jul 2024 22:14 next collapse

The computer reboots 16 times when you plug it in.

ag10n@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 22:23 next collapse

Article links to a knowledge base, not any “tool”.

Link to tool

techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/…/4196959

ad_on_is@lemm.ee on 21 Jul 2024 22:24 collapse

it would be hilarious if the tool had ads in it

grabyourmotherskeys@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 22:28 next collapse

Celebrity gossip headlines and weather for a place you went on a business trip last year.

kusivittula@sopuli.xyz on 21 Jul 2024 22:40 collapse

random stock info and exchange rates. app recommendations from microsoft store. btw would you like to enable onedrive?

helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world on 21 Jul 2024 23:32 next collapse

Purchase MaCafe Anti-Virus today!

01189998819991197253@infosec.pub on 22 Jul 2024 01:08 next collapse

Ads for Defender hahahhaha

Agent641@lemmy.world on 22 Jul 2024 02:47 next collapse

Or had a vulnerability in it

praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works on 22 Jul 2024 11:39 collapse

“Get your OneDrive subscription so you never lose your access to critical files again”